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Amber Carpenter, Shellane Quinn Mulcahy, Lauren Streicher and Ruth Williams join an esteemed group of directors
The Grant Park Orchestral Association (GPOA) Board Chair Adam Grais announced its 2025 board of directors, including four new directors. The announcement and election of the new board directors follows the Association’s Annual Meeting.
Honoring Black Artists at the Grant Park Music Festival
As we approach the much-anticipated summer season of the Grant Park Music Festival, we take a moment during Black History Month to spotlight a few of the artists who will be shaping our 2025 programs.
Welcome from Giancarlo Guerrero
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero shares what excites him about Festival 2025
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An Evening of Celebrations
Every fall, Festival fans get a taste of their favorite summertime tradition at the annual Advocate for the Arts Awards Benefit—but this time, they also got to help us welcome Giancarlo. On Thursday, October 24, Grant Park Music Festival friends gathered for—what else?
Festival Introduces Digital Programs
This year, the Grant Park Music Festival steps boldly into a new era with digital concert programs, accessible from home or from smart phones. In the Park, the Festival will hand out a leaner, more compact print program that provides concert basics along with a QR code to direct readers to program notes and other points of interest.
Great American Songs
This summer, the Festival offers some of America's most enchanting melodies, tunes that helped define an era, a country, and so much more. Lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II once said, “A song’s not a song ’til you sing it.
Overheard: Musicians' Picks for Festival 2024
Every classical musician has concerts they can’t wait to dig into.
Meet the 2024 Festival String Fellows
Each summer, dozens of young musicians compete for the chance to spend a summer with the Festival.
History-Making Women Part 2
This year, there's a wave of trailblazers bringing their voice to Festival 2024.
Meet the 2024 Vocal Fellows
They came from all corners of the United States plus Bermuda. Thirty-six singers applied; fourteen advanced to the finals, and four were selected. The Festival proudly welcomes Veronica Mak, Emily Amesquita, Alexi Ortega Chavez, and Lifan Deng.